International Law and the Conservation of Biological Diversity

phylogeography and genetic diversity of the lesser mouse- eared bat (myotis blythii) in iran

in current study, 63 samples of bat populations collected from differ regions were used for evaluating the geographic variations. twenty cranial and dental characters for traditional morphometric and landmarks method on the ventral, dorsal skull and mandible for geometry morphometric studies were used. statistical analyses of traditional morphometric and geometry morphometric data indicated low...

Rights, governance, and conservation of biological diversity.

Losses of biological diversity, or diversity of life at all levels of biological organization, have crossed a boundary beyond which they pose serious consequences for humanity (Rockstrom et al. 2009). Despite enormous effort by state and global actors to arrest declines in biological diversity, rates of deforestation in the tropics remain high (Asner et al. 2009). Centralized state control of f...

Grasslands of the World: Diversity, Management and Conservation

Features provide a comprehensive global overview of extent and diversity of grasslands. Analyzes how humans shaped grasslands through millennia of use and which role they play in present-day agriculture. Quantifies the role of grasslands as biodiversity hotspots as well as the drivers threatening these. Evaluates the ecosystem services grasslands provide e.g. in terms of soil protection and car...

Paper for the Secretariat Convention on Biological Diversity Incentives for the Conservation of Biological Diversity

Conservation, the federal government, and the international biological program.

The growing concern of biologists that all was not well with their species led to the proposal of an international biological program on the theme "The Biological Basis of Productivity and Human Welfare." At the suggestion of American members of the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS), the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) appointed a planning committee. Its report...